The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Wild child Huck has to get away. I lis violent drunk of a father is back in town again and he won't rest until he has Huck's money. So the enterprising boy fakes his own death and sets out in search of adventure and freedom. Teaming up with Jim, an escaped slave with a price on his head, the two fugitives go on the run, travelling down the wide Mississippi River. But Huck finds himself wrestling with his conscience and their adventures address some of the most profound human conundrums: the prejudices of class, age, and race arc pitted against the qualities of hope, courage, and moral character. --back cover